Talk:Action of 15 July 1798/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Skinny87 (talk) 15:55, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS):
'Although forced to retreat, Jervis' force was not unbeaten and on 14 February 1797 he inflicted a sharp defeat on the Spanish Navy at the Battle of Cape St Vincent' - 'Beaten' instead of 'unbeaten', I would imagine?

'Seeking to engage the strangers, Dixon bore up' - What does 'bore up' mean?

The sentance goes on "halting his movement to ensure he held the weather gage", which is an attempt to explain what boring up is. Can you think of a way to make this clearer?

I'm afraid not, but I think it can be figured out. Not a major issues, I think.

'One of the frigates, Santa Dorotea, had lost a topmast sometime' - Do we know why?

Almost certainly due to bad weather, but the sources do not give a reason and I don't want to second guess them.

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Hmmm, I see a pattern emerging! Can't find anything major to query with this account - well written, good sources, NPOV, no image problems. Look forward to passing them. Skinny87 (talk) 16:16, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review! I've done one of the problems above and replied to two more pending replies. Regards--Jackyd101 (talk) 01:11, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Only one minor point, not enough to hold up promotion. Skinny87 (talk) 09:50, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]